Florida Institute of Technology
High Tech with a Human Touch
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Degree Requirements
Candidates for a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering must complete the minimum course requirements as outlined in the following curriculum.
This outline reflects the curriculum as defined in the 2009-2010 University Catalog. Curriculums in previous catalog editions may be different. Students generally follow the program curriculum outlined in the catalog that was current when they first enrolled at Florida Tech.
| Freshman Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
| FALL | ||
| ASC 1000 | University Experience | 1 |
| CHM 1101 | General Chemistry 1 | 4 |
| COM 1101 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| CSE 150x | Introduction to Software Development | 3 |
| (May be either CSE 1502 or CSE 1503) | ||
| MAE 1201 | Introduction to Aerospace Engineering | 1 |
| MTH 1001 | Calculus 1 | 4 |
| 16 | ||
| SPRING | ||
| COM 1102 | Writing about Literature | 3 |
| MAE 1202 | Aerospace Practicum | 2 |
| MTH 1002 | Calculus 2 | 4 |
| PHY 1001 | Physics 1 | 4 |
| PHY 2091 | Physics Lab 1 | 1 |
| Social Science Elective | 3 | |
| 17 | ||
| Sophomore Year | ||
| FALL | ||
| HUM 2051 | Civilization 1 | 3 |
| MAE 2081 | Applied Mechanics: Statics | 3 |
| MAE 2201 | Aerospace Fundamentals | 2 |
| MTH 2001 | Calculus 3 | 4 |
| PHY 2002 | Physics 2 | 4 |
| PHY 2092 | Physics Lab 2 | 1 |
| 17 | ||
| SPRING | ||
| CHE 3260 | Materials Science and Engineering | 3 |
| CHE 3265 | Materials Science and Engineering Lab | 1 |
| HUM 2052 | Civilization 2 | 3 |
| MAE 2082 | Applied Mechanics: Dynamics | 3 |
| MAE 3191 | Engineering Thermodynamics 1 | 3 |
| MTH 2201 | Differential Equations/Linear Algebra | 4 |
| 17 | ||
| Junior Year | ||
| FALL | ||
| COM 2223 | Scientific and Technical Communications | 3 |
| ECE 4991 | Electric and Electronic Circuits | 3 |
| MAE 3161 | Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
| MAE 3064 | Fluid Mechanics Laboratory | 1 |
| MAE 3083 | Mechanics of Materials | 3 |
| MTH 3201 | Boundary Value Problems | 3 |
| 16 | ||
| SPRING | ||
| MAE 3150 | Aerospace Engineering Computational Techniques | 3 |
| MAE 3162 | Compressible Flow | 3 |
| MAE 3241 | Aerodynamics and Flight Mechanics | 3 |
| MAE 3291 | Junior Design | 1 |
| MAE 4281 | Aerospace Structural Design | 3 |
| MAE 4284 | Aerospace Structural Design Lab | 1 |
| Technical Elective | 3 | |
| 17 | ||
| Senior Year | ||
| FALL | ||
| MAE 3260 | Experimental Aerodynamics | 3 |
| MAE 4242 | Aircraft Stability and Control | 3 |
| MAE 4262 | Rockets & Mission Analysis | 3 |
| MAE 4291 | Aerospace Engineering Design 1 | 3 |
| Humanities Elective | 3 | |
| Technical Elective | 3 | |
| 18 | ||
| SPRING | ||
| MAE 4014 | Control Systems | 3 |
| MAE 4261 | Air-Breathing Engines | 3 |
| MAE 4292 | Aerospace Engineering Design 2 | 3 |
| Humanities/Social Science Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| 15 | ||
| TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED | 133 | |